narrows /'naerauz; NAmE -rouz/ noun [pi.] a narrow channel that connects two larger areas of water

narwhal /'naiwal; NAmE 'na:rwa:l/ noun a small white whale from the Arctic region. The male narwhal has a long tusk (= outer tooth). £1

mi m) '

nary /'neari; A/Amf 'neri/ adj. [old use or dialect) not a; no

'ft# -f#V, J

NASA /‘naesa/ abbr. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA is a US government organization that does research into space and organizes space travel. ,( H®)

nasal /'neizl/ ad/. 1 connected with the nose #W; MM +0 A W: the nasal passages H-it 0 a nasal spray nftjfij 2 (of sb’s voice #) sounding as if it is produced partly through the nose MMvttf): a nasal accent MM- f 6!lP | 3 [phonetics if#), (of a speech sound it #) produced by sending a stream of air through the nose. The nasal consonants in English are /m/, /n/ and /r)/, as in sum, sun and sung. ft W; JMS:W

na sal ize [BrE also -ise) /'neizlaiz/ verb [VN] [phonetics it #) to produce a speech sound, especially a vowel, with the air in the nose vibrating ( jttfUjtilc )

► nasalization, -is-ation /.neizlai’zeijn/ noun [U] nas-cent /'nsesnt/ adj. [formal) beginning to exist; not yet fully developed §r£W; ff^W; the NASDAQ /'naezdaek/ noun [sing.] National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (a computer system in the US that supplies the current price of shares to the people who sell them)

ns

na stur tium /na'st3:Jam; NAmE -'st3irJ-/ noun a garden plant with round flat leaves and red, orange or yellow flowers that are sometimes eaten in salads #-^11 ( #

nasty /'naisti; NAmE 'naesti/ adj. (nastier, nastiest)

1 very bad or unpleasant ft# W; ^ABtM W;

ft W: a nasty accident 0 The news gave me a

nasty shock. M S oj PT ¥t 7 ₀ o I had a nasty feeling that he would follow me. # — # ft H $1W 01 : ilk & % St o 0 He had a nasty moment when he thought he’d lost his passport. #»IU, fj^M AT, # 1$ ft To 0 This coffee has a nasty taste, 0

Don’t buy that coat—it looks cheap and nasty. $l]

2 unkind; unpleasant 2y&

£FW; W H3U mean . to make

nasty remarks about sb AWfiFi$ 0 the nastier side of her character 0 to have a nasty

temper MHTi 0 Don’t be so nasty to your brother. $1])^ A W o 0 That was a nasty little trick. j&HTbI M. W ft ID o 0 Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself. £'Mxi4vAKMi&Jifilro 3 dangerous or serious W ; f* Jr W : a nasty bend (= dangerous for cars going fast) 0 a nasty injury 4 offensive;

in bad taste ATI W; TIW: to have a nasty

mind &3Uir[jl£ 0 nasty jokes ft —see also

video nasty ► nas*tily adv. : ‘I hate you,’ she said nastily. ftfeP$#-bJttfifeft: ” nas ti ness noun

[U] HSTTl get/turn 'nasty 1 to become threatening and violent M }$ ; : You’d better do what he says or

he’ll turn nasty. iTMUf M-teftW#, A7o

2 to become bad or unpleasant AWA: It

looks as though the weather is going to turn nasty again. £fff!Xlc$A7o a nasty piece of 'work [BrE, informal) a person who is unpleasant, unkind or dishonest M M; ^AWAWJ A; STftW A — more at taste n.

natal /'neitl/ adj. [only before noun] [formal) relating to the place where or the time when sb was born ft ft ilk W; ft ft W W: her natal home M ft ft W7 na tal ity /na'taeliti/ noun [U] [technical A ill) the number of births every year for every 1 000 people in the population ftft $ ( 1 000 AWftftAfii: ) BEEIbirth

RATE

natch /naetj/ adv. [slang) used to say that sth is obvious or exactly as you would expect ^<Jj M; § ; iAHfn]

HTI naturally : He was wearing the latest T-shirt, natch.

na-tion CH* /'neijn/ noun

1 [C] a country considered as a group of people with the same language, culture and history, who live in a particular area under one government ®M', an

independent nation O the African nations

^#[#g 2 [sing.] all the people in a country g ft ETI7I population : The entire nation, it seemed, was watching TV. ft H W A fh # ft fl o ► na-tion-hood /'neijnhod/ noun [U]: Citizenship is about the sense of nationhood. _:&l^^#AS|C.lSv^r!o na tion al O-w /'naejnal/ adj., noun madj. [usually before noun] 1 connected with a particular nation; shared by a whole nation m ^ ^ ^

g] _: national and local newspapers

o national and international news g jlPAff Pfl o national and regional politics o a

national election 0 These buildings are part

of our national heritage. W

jf ₀ o They are afraid of losing their national identity.

2 owned, controlled or paid for by the government HU

^■J: a national airline/museum/theatre ;

H&i»m; mmm

mnoun [technical A in) a citizen of a particular country ( ^Huff'd ) £-K,: Polish nationals living in Germany A

.national 'anthem noun the official song of a nation that is sung on special occasions gift: the .National As.sembly for Wales noun = the Welsh Assembly

.national contention noun a meeting held by a political party, especially in the US, to choose a candidate to take part in the election for President (

mm.'ftmm&mmAto) ±®jmA&

.national¹ costumenoun[C,U] (also .national'dress[u4) the clothes traditionally worn by people from a particular country, especially on special occasions or for formal ceremonies (

the national cur riculum noun [sing.] (in Britain) a programme of study in all the main subjects that children aged 5 to 16 in state schools must follow ( ^

HHAft/j^)

.national 'debt noun [usually sing.] the total amount of money that the government of a country owes g it the .National ‘Front noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] (in Britain) a small political party with extreme views, especially on issues connected with race ( ^g )

.national 'grid noun [sing.] (BrE) the system of power lines that joins the places where electricity is produced, and takes electricity to all parts of the country ^ g jl]

the .National Guard noun [sing.] 1 a small army, often used to protect a political leader (

AW ) If I^J7A 2 the army in each state of the US that can be used by the federal government if needed ( H

® )MmmA, HKwm

the .National Health Service noun [sing] [abbr. NHS) the public health service in Britain that provides medical care and is paid for by taxes ( Hg )

Tr \T %. ■■ I got my glasses on the National Health (service).

.National Insurance noun [U] [abbr. Nl) (in Britain) a system of payments that have to be made by employers and employees to provide help for people who are sick, old or unemployed ( ^g l HRf^rlf'JJlt na tion al ism /'naejnalizam/ noun [U] 1 the desire by a group of people who share the same race, culture, language, etc. to form an independent country g ± X: Scottish nationalism jf A® XT.X 2 (sometimes disapproving) a feeling of love for and pride in your country; a feeling that your country is better than any other

na tion al ist /'naejnalist/ noun 1 a person who wants their country to become independent S ^ ± X # : Scottish nationalists A j# Tl g % ± X # 2 (sometimes disapproving) a person who has a great love for and